Everton are not willing to sell English-born Nigerian midfielder Ross Barkley without making a huge profit.

According to the online edition of Metro making reference to Telegraph ,Chelsea have been told to cough up £35 million (N16.4 billion) to secure the transfer of Ross Barkley after seeing an initial bid rejected.

The Premier League champions had tabled a bid of around £25 million which was turned down by The Toffees.

Barkley has received manager Ronald Koeman's blessing to move onto pastures new after the England international refused to pen a new contract.

The 23-year-old Homegrown Player has long been touted as a transfer target for Tottenham Hotspur this summer.

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